Klein was groggily awakened by a short baton. When he opened his eyes, he saw an armband-wearing figure repeatedly striking him with it.
"You can't sleep here.
"The streets and parks aren't places for lazy vagrants like you, who don't want to work, to sleep.
"It's stipulated by the Poor Law."
Penniless, Klein had merely taken a nap on a park bench, only to be awakened by a beating before dawn.
Yet, unable to show himself in public at the moment, he had no way to argue with the man.
He simply lowered his head and fled.
Feeling the few pennies in his pocket, he could not help but feel bitter.
But just then, a familiar skeleton assembled itself before his eyes.
Azik's reply had arrived.
Along with the letter were ten banknotes worth ten pounds each, leaving Klein overjoyed.
In the letter, Azik congratulated Klein on his resurrection. Klein did not need to overthink it either, since Azik himself was an old monster who had lived for thousands of years through repeated resets.
Moreover, Klein's resurrection had reminded him of certain things. He had once gone through an Undying sequence, so resurrection was commonplace to him.
He also explained that, since he rarely used money himself, he had not brought many pounds with him and could only offer this modest assistance.
Looking at that modest assistance worth a hundred pounds, Klein felt delighted. He specifically wrote back as well, saying that he would continue helping Mr. Azik search for clues about his origins.
Afterward, Klein waited across from his home until Melissa opened the door, wanting to take one more distant look at them.
One wore a black dress and a black veiled hat; the other wore a black shirt, black vest, black trousers, black coat, and black top